TINKLER, John Edward (1865-1931) Chetham's, Manchester 1883-1889 (DL 1883, CL 1886)
b. Stamford. d.London
Founder member, Librarians of the Mersey District, 1887. Dismissed from Chetham's in 1889 for "unsatisfactory conduct". Became a bookseller in London. Sentenced to three years' penal servitude in 1912 for stealing books from Peterborough Cathedral library.
G.R.O. indexes to births, marriages and deaths.
Manchester Guardian, The Times, New York Times, all 23 April 1912
Chetham's, Manchester 1883-1889 (DL 1883, CL 1886)
b. Stamford. d.London
Founder member, Librarians of the Mersey District, 1887. Dismissed from Chetham's in 1889 for "unsatisfactory conduct". Became a bookseller in London. Sentenced to three years' penal servitude in 1912 for stealing books from Peterborough Cathedral library.
G.R.O. indexes to births, marriages and deaths.
Manchester Guardian, The Times, New York Times, all 23 April 1912